CVE-2025-1510: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in keesiemeijer Custom Post Type Date Archives
The The Custom Post Type Date Archives plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-1510 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in the Custom Post Type Date Archives plugin for WordPress. The plugin improperly controls the generation of code by allowing execution of arbitrary shortcodes without proper validation in all versions up to and including 2.7.1. This enables unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary shortcode actions, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary shortcodes, which may lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin. The CVSS score of 7.3 reflects a high severity impact, but no known exploits in the wild have been reported so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's channels for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2025-1510: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in keesiemeijer Custom Post Type Date Archives
Description
The The Custom Post Type Date Archives plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-1510 is a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in the Custom Post Type Date Archives plugin for WordPress. The plugin improperly controls the generation of code by allowing execution of arbitrary shortcodes without proper validation in all versions up to and including 2.7.1. This enables unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary shortcode actions, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary shortcodes, which may lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress site using the vulnerable plugin. The CVSS score of 7.3 reflects a high severity impact, but no known exploits in the wild have been reported so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor the vendor's channels for updates. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-20T19:17:14.506Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b14b7ef31ef0b54de48
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:16 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:03:29 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:13 AM
Views: 14
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